Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
FREIGHTS. AND EXPRESS.
Superintendent Naylor Arrives in
Town The American Ex-
press about to Begin
Business Here.

Mr.. W. A. Naylor, the superintendent
of the eAmerieanE Express Company, arrived
in town yesterday afternoon from Helena
and visited, with Mr.. Paris Gibson, the
falls and neighboring places. Mr.Naylor
resides at st. Paul and has jurisdiction
from the Mississippi to Helena, covering
the territory of theManitoba and Montana
Central He was accompanied to Helena
by Col. Antisdel, the assistant general
manager.
Mr.. Naylor said that the American Ex
press Company will open an office here at
once. It will send one of the staff here
by the first passenger train and will be
ready Immediately to deliver and receive
merchandise. Several merch ants inform
ed him that they intended to avail them
selves at once of the facilities which the
express company will provide
for the speedy conveyance of
goods, especially of such as
are perishable. The rates have not been
fixed yet, but they are to be reasonable.
The American Express Company now
does an immense business and has attain
ed high efficiency in the dispatch of goods.
It sends daily over the Vanderbilt lines
two large trains from New York to
Chicago. These trains travel at the rate
of forty miles an hour and stop only at
few places to detach cars or take water.
Its business by these through trains has In
creasd considerably and has caused other
companies to rival its enterprise.
Mr.. Naylor, who left by the morning
train, was greatly pleased with the busi-
ness as we'll as the scenic aspects of Great
Falls. He was much impressed by the
solid character of the business houses,
their large stocks and superior equip
ment. He admired greatly the
exhaustless supply of motive power which
the Black Eagle falls provide.
In reply to IN inquiry in regard to let
ters, Mr.. Naylor said that the express
would send them stamped, but it had
made no special arrangements for that
business.
OVER AT THE YARD.
The railroad district of Great Falls is
grow ng all the time. The Manitoba
company has now about twelve houses on
the ground. They are massive, well
built houses, although they are movable.
These buildings include the offices of
Superintendent Shields, Agent Kelly and
the telegraph Office.
The staff here now is quite large and
efficient. It includes Superintendent
Shields, Agent P. Kelly, Train Dispatch
ers WI B. Scott, J. s. Burllnget, James
Fitzgerald and Henry Bell, Telegraph
Operators McNab and Barker, Steno-
grapher NJ. Bacon, Assistant Agent Albert
Hunt, Clerk Carberry, Roadmaster P.
Burke.
Three trains came in last night and
four to-day, all from the east.
It is deemed certain that the first pas
senger train from ST. Paul for Great Falls
will leave the former city on Sunday next
and arrive here Wednesday morning.
The Western Union telegraph builders
have gone east.
Contractor Hall is preparing busily for
the stock yards.
The surfacing is nearly completed to
the river. The track is therefore ready
for the passenger trains.
Peter Macdonald says that he finds
A gent Kelly and all the staff here very
obliging and accommodatin e. This is
very unlike the treatment he used TO ex.
perience at Butte.
The railroad telegraph business keeps
the Western Union wires busy.